benjii

Well, actually that would have probably been a better approach.

Pardew out!

Compared with what? Genuine question - what's your reference point?

Started doing some multi-quote but the post got far too long! It's not hard to find.

That is correct.

Well, obviously!

Er, that's what I said. "Discussion" is great but all we get is pathetic little, fist-thumping, stamping "wahhhh, wahhh" tantrums from the same few emotionally juvenile blockheads.

Not excuses - facts. You don't need to excuse a defeat. All teams lose. We lost.

- that's the explanation for any defeat is it?

We had chances at 2-1, we missed them. They scored a belter at the end. It happens. Get over it. Everyone was banging on about what a stern test Bristol would be before the match. How in form they were. How most predicted a draw. Well, now we've lost what sounded like an excellent game to a last minute belter people start the usual hysterical ****e. Constructive criticism is great but the wailing, girls-blouses on here are hard to stomach sometime.

That's a bit annoying. Sounded like a screamer at the end there. Oh well, nevermind. No point whingeing like spoilt, sad little *****es.

Yeah, was betting (literally) on them not scoring. The rotters.

Well done bananas! If he can become a genuine option upfront it solves a big issue in terms of our wide balance and adds to the squad depth upfront tremendously at the same time. COYR 2-0 win now please.

BBC only allowed to broadcast live within the regional catchment areas (and via distribution to Saints Player etc).

Um, yes. Although Solent don't broadcast on t'internet during matches so it's worth it if you're outside the catchment area and want to listen. Keep refreshing / re-clicking "play" etc until it works.

Great! The more teams come with that attitude, the better.

Griffo, listening to Solent by any chance?

Waigo on the right wing, Mellis on the left and Lallana up front according to Dennis Rofe and the other chap on Solent.

Lambert at 5/1 - got in there early! Trotters at 33/1. Saints to win to nil. (and a host of other crappy long shot scorecasts!)

What a bunch of nonsense. Yes, your direct responsibility (in a legal sense) for your pupils ends at home-time on a Friday but your duty to act in such a way as to uphold the professional image of teaching and teachers is continuous. This is the same as any other profession. Does that mean that doctors/lawyers/policeman don't go out and get smashed and do bad things sometimes at the weekend? No, of course it doesn't, but they recognise that there are additional consequences if they get caught so doing as a result of the obligations placed on them by their professional duties. No one is asking you to adhere to a curfew. No one is asking you to wear a tag. No one is saying, "don't go to the pub". What they are saying is, "please take your professional responsibilities seriously and realise that peoples' perceptions of you are not shaped solely by what you do between 08:45-15:00 (or whatever)". [NB - the above paragraph is entire conjecture as I have no idea what the code says.] As to my point about it being an easy profession to get into, I know some right thickos who are teachers. Bog average school results, bog average degree from poor "university", job for life. Compare that to other "professions" (medicine, law etc) and you will see the difference in entry level requirements.

By the way, Lambert was 5/1 to be first/last scorer on WillHill yesterday. Haven't checked elsewhere or today so may be shorter now but that's a crazy price IMO - get on it!

Shouldn't be misled by Webley crowds. Even Portsmouth City FC managed to sell their FA Cup final allocation (just, via general sale).

I hate to be the bearer of bad news.....

For the record, it will be 2-0.